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Howdy! We love mermaids around here, and since it's MerMay, we thought it might be fun to do a little contest Post your best mermaid in this thread, and at the end of the month, we'll select a winner. 1st place gets an SVS tshirt, and your image splashed across our social media. We may do a collage or something of all the mermaids, so only submit if you are OK with it being posted (we'll give you credit of course!). OK, any questions? Let's do this!

The new prompt for December takes place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. This month we want you to redesign 4 characters from the Star Wars saga. This contest is like The Wizard of Oz one we did a while back, except Star Wars instead

THE DETAILS:

-Redesign ANY 4 characters from the Star Wars saga. We don’t need a background on this one, so don’t waste time there. This one is a character design challenge.
-You are free to explore any style you like. Don’t worry about keeping it to animation or “concept art” style, etc. Have fun with it and use a style you like. One way to really get going on this assignment is to put the characters in different times in history. Steam punk, western, cave man, futuristic, Renaissance, etc, could all be options. Be creative and try to have fun with it. Put a fresh spin on these old characters that we know so well.
-We are looking for a cohesive style for the work. We are looking at how your design and pose convey character and emotion. Pose is extremely important for this one since you don’t have a background or scene to help tell the story.
-No Jedi mind tricks! We just want to see your art skills.

HOW TO ENTER:

-Use the force and draw something awesome.
-Post your FINAL illustration in this thread. KEEP THIS THREAD FOR FINAL IMAGES ONLY. If you want feedback on a WIP, create a new thread. It gets too confusing if it's all shown in one thread. Note: You will need to login into a Forum user account in order to post.
-Keep the file size no more than 1200 pixels on the longest side.
-Don’t forget to include your name AND SVS name ON THE IMAGE so we can give you credit! And if you want us to tag you, include your handle too. This saves us a lot of time in the end when we are trying to give credit. It also allows others to quickly see who did the work later if they grab your image for reference, etc.
-Also, only submit if you are OK with us posting your image on social media.
-Limit one entry per person.
-Post by Dec. 31 at the stroke of midnight!

PRIZES:

-1st place: free one month subscription or T-shirt (your choice)
-2nd runner up: free one month subscription (you get a refund for that month if you are already a subscriber)
-honorable mentions: the chance to bask in the limelight

Enrollment is open for live critiques of Will’s #draw50things class! (And just fyi, we are only posting this here today, to give y’all a jump on it)

If you have tried the #draw50things challenge, and need some help, this is your chance to get feedback from the man who threw down the gauntlet, Will Terry himself!

The class will meet 3 times, at 8 pm PST on 4/5, 4/12 and 4/19. Enrollment is limited to 6. It’s a steal at $90

Please note: There is homework BEFORE the class starts! You need to watch the videos and draw at least one version before the first class starts on April 5. It’s a critique class, so you need to have work ready to be critiqued!

If the crit class fills up before you have a chance to enroll, don’t worry! Will will run it again in May, dates to be announced.

In the meantime, the new prompt for October is.....Hallow-Ink! It's basically Halloween meets Inktober Draw us something Halloween-themed, in ink. There can be color. Ok, let's do this!

HOW TO ENTER:

Draw something awesome.

Post your final illustration on the SVS Forum, in the thread titled October Illustration Contest: Halloween Meets Inktober. KEEP THIS THREAD FOR FINAL IMAGES ONLY. If you want feedback on a WIP, create a new thread. It gets too confusing if it's all shown in one thread. Note: You will need to login into a Forum user account in order to post.

Keep the file size no more than 1200 pixels on the longest side.

Don’t forget to include your name AND SVS name ON THE IMAGE so we can give you credit! And if you want us to tag you, include your handle too. This saves us a lot of time in the end when we are trying to give credit. It also allows others to quickly see who did the work later if they grab your image for reference, etc.

Also, only submit if you are OK with us posting your image on social media.

Limit it to one entry per person.

Post by Oct. 31 at the stroke of midnight!

PRIZES:

1st place: free one month subscription or T-shirt (your choice)

2nd runner up: free one month subscription (you get a refund for that month if you are already a subscriber)

The reason we made a big push to launch the interactive classes right now is because we're talking about doing them on a quarterly basis, and this is the beginning of the quarter. But we definitely plan on adding more videos to the subscription throughout the year : )

Post your final illustration on the SVS Forum, in the thread titled January Contest! FEARLESS! KEEP THIS THREAD FOR FINAL IMAGES ONLY. If you want feedback on a WIP, create a new thread. It gets too confusing if it's all shown in one thread. Note: You will need to login into a Forum user account in order to post.

Keep the file size no more than 1200 pixels on the longest side.

Don’t forget to include your name AND SVS name ON THE IMAGE so we can give you credit! And if you want us to tag you, include your handle too. This saves us a lot of time in the end when we are trying to give credit. It also allows others to quickly see who did the work later if they grab your image for reference, etc.

Also, only submit if you are OK with us posting your image on social media.

Limit it to one entry per person.

Post by Jan. 31 at the stroke of midnight!

PRIZES:

1st place: free one month subscription or T-shirt (your choice)

2nd runner up: free one month subscription (you get a refund for that month if you are already a subscriber)

Don't forget to join us tomorrow nite for December 3rd Thursday! It's at 8pm PST on 12/15. Should be a pretty lively discussion on how to grow your social media audience - a very important topic for artists of all kinds! Jake will be hosting

You will then be asked to REGISTER, by entering your name and email address. Then you will get a page with a link to join. And you will also get an email confirmation from Will Terry with a link to join and instructions.